Here's what Don Duncan, notorious pro-dispensary investor/supporter/lobbyist and state director of Americans for Safe Access, has to say about the county's law:

"It's not acceptable to marginalize the patient community in Los Angeles and deprive them of access to this important medication ... Instead of banning access, the Board of Supervisors should be trying to work with patients and others in the community to better implement local regulations."

Supervisor Mike Antonovich said the opposite is the concern: Because places like L.A. have shut out many shops, unincorporated areas could wake up one morning to find dispensaries moving in:

"Since many municipalities in Los Angeles County currently have either a ban or moratorium, adjacent unincorporated communities would become the obvious location of choice for dispensary operators -- creating an undue burden for residents in these areas."

What do you think? Is the county right to smoke out pot-shops in unincorporated areas?

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